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| 100 0 ^aBall, Philip,
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| 245 ^a ^^aPatterns in nature : why the natural world looks the way it does / ^cPhilip Ball. |
| 246 0 ^aWhy the natural world looks the way it does
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| 300 ^a288 pages :^billustrations (chiefly color) ; ^c27 cm
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| 500 ^a Chiefly illustrated.
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| 504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references (page 283) and index.
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| 505 ^aSymmetry -- Fractals -- Spirals -- Flow And Chaos -- Wavesand Dunes -- Bubbles and Foam -- Arrays and Tiling -- Cracks -- Spots and Stripes.
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| 520 ^a^"Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from the hexagons of a honeycomb to the spirals of a seashell and the branching veins of a leaf. Revealing the order at the foundation of the seemingly chaotic natural world, Patterns in Nature explores not only the math and science but also the beautyand artistry behind nature^'s awe-inspiring designs, ^"--Amazon.com.
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| 650 0 ^aPattern formation (Physical sciences)
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| 650 0 ^aPattern formation (Biology)
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| 650 0 ^aGeometry in nature^vPictorial works.
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| 650 0 ^aNature^vPictorial works.
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| 650 0 ^aPattern formation (Physical sciences)^vPictorial works.
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| 650 0 ^aPattern formation (Biology)^vPictorial works.
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| 999 ^aThanyaporn Prempree
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